Gálatas 2

Gálatas 2

Johnson - Paul is talking about clean and unclean meats, and he says, “If Peter and I, disregarding the law of clean and unclean meats, are violators of the law,” sinners in that sense, “by seeking justification in Christ, is then Christ the promoter of sin?” In other words, we have turned from seeking salvation through observing the law. We have abandoned those legal prescriptions. Is Christ therefore a minister of sin? And he answers it accepting the premises but denying the conclusion, “God forbid.” May it not come to be; perish the thought. And then the apostle explains, as a matter of fact he says, “I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.” It is the person who goes back to the law seeking to build up again those old prescriptions done away in Christ, who is the real violator of the law. And so Peter’s vacillating conduct of going back to the Old Testament distinctions of meats in Antioch makes Peter a transgressor. Christ is not the promoter of sin. It is Peter, who by his conduct is really the promoter of sin. (Sermon) Max Anders - The opponents to this message of grace argued that if people aren't under law then they will freely sin. They reasoned that people could believe in Christ but then live as they wanted and by their sinful actions make Christ a promoter of sin. Paul answers this accusation with an emphatic, "No!" Grace leads to freedom from sin's slavery to obey God, not license to disobey him. (Holman New Testament Commentary – Galatians) Donald Campbell - Paul's opponents argued, however, that since justification by faith eliminated the Law, it encouraged sinful living. A person could believe in Christ for salvation and then do as he pleased, having no need to do good works. Paul hotly denied the charge, especially noting that this made Christ the promoter of sin. (The Bible Knowledge Commentary) Marvin